Chimera
Chimera is a stone in Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino. Chimera is situated nearby to the stone Cenereste Colombiano, as well as near the historic site km.128.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gotthard Pass and Saint Gotthard national museum.
Gotthard Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gotthard Pass or St. Gotthard Pass at 2,106 m is a mountain pass in the Alps traversing the Saint-Gotthard Massif and connecting northern Switzerland with southern Switzerland.
Saint Gotthard national museum
Museum
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Gotthard national museum is situated 460 metres southeast of Chimera.
Monte Prosa
Peak
Monte Prosa is a mountain in the Saint-Gotthard Massif, a mountain range in the Lepontine Alps of Switzerland. The mountain has an elevation of 2,737 m above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swiss Alps and Fontana.
Swiss Alps
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.
Fontana
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fontana is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km south of Chimera.
Villa Bedretto
Hamlet
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa Bedretto is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southwest of Chimera.
Chimera
- Type: Stone
- Categories: climbing site, sports location, and landform
- Location: Airolo, Leventina District, Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.55891° or 46° 33′ 32″ northLongitude
8.56419° or 8° 33′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8FRCHH57+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1538509030OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stoneOpenStreetMap feature
sport=climbing
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